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She was first elected to represent the 87th District in Lexington County in 2004, when, as a virtual unknown, she beat the longest serving state legislator in a Republican primary. In 2008 Representative Haley was sent back to the statehouse with 83 percent of the vote – the highest percentage earned by any lawmaker facing a contested South Carolina election that year.

She was first elected to represent the 87th District in Lexington County in 2004, when, as a virtual unknown, she beat the longest serving state legislator in a Republican primary. In 2008 Representative Haley was sent back to the statehouse with 83 percent of the vote – the highest percentage earned by any lawmaker facing a contested South Carolina election that year.

In October 2018, Haley announced she would resign from the [[Trump Administration]] in the coming months, which she then did<ref>Shaw, Adam (October 9, 2018). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/nikki-haley-resigns-as-un-ambassador-stays-mum-on-next-move Nikki Haley resigns as UN ambassador, stays mum on next move]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved October 9, 2018.</ref><ref>Caplan, Joshua (October 9, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/10/09/report-nikki-haley-resigning-from-trump-administration/ President Trump: Nikki Haley Leaving UN Post at Year’s end]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved October 9, 2018.</ref><ref>Murphy, James (October 9, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/foreign-policy/item/30284-nikki-haley-resigns-as-ambassador-to-the-un Nikki Haley Resigns as Ambassador to the UN]. ''The New American''. Retrieved October 9, 2018.</ref>. During the [[Republican National Convention]] in 2020 she expressed interest in rejoining the Trump administration assuming he would win re-election<ref>Fordham, Evie (August 25, 2020). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/nikki-haley-rnc-trump-administration-return Nikki Haley after RNC speech says she is open to rejoining Trump administration]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved August 25, 2020.</ref>, but then turned against Trump after the [[United States Presidential Election, 2020|2020 election]].  She joined [[liberal]]s in unfairly criticizing Trump's exercise of his [[First Amendment]] [[free speech]] rights, and his strong stance against [[electoral fraud]]<ref>[https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/534250-in-calling-out-trump-nikki-haley-warns-of-a-more-sinister-threat In calling out Trump, Nikki Haley warns of a more sinister threat]. ''The Hill''.</ref>. In an interview published by Politico on February 12, 2021, Haley turned completely against Trump, speaking about him in terms of untrue "bad that he did" and falsely claiming that "he’s fallen so far."<ref>[https://www.politico.com/interactives/2021/magazine-nikki-haleys-choice/?nname=playbook&nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b7bd0000&nrid=0000014e-f109-dd93-ad7f-f90dc3060000&nlid=630318 Nikki Haley’s Time for Choosing]. ''Politico''. Retrieved February 13, 2021.</ref>

In October 2018, Haley announced her resignation from the [[Trump Administration]]<ref>Shaw, Adam (October 9, 2018). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/nikki-haley-resigns-as-un-ambassador-stays-mum-on-next-move Nikki Haley resigns as UN ambassador, stays mum on next move]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved October 9, 2018.</ref><ref>Caplan, Joshua (October 9, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/10/09/report-nikki-haley-resigning-from-trump-administration/ President Trump: Nikki Haley Leaving UN Post at Year’s end]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved October 9, 2018.</ref><ref>Murphy, James (October 9, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/foreign-policy/item/30284-nikki-haley-resigns-as-ambassador-to-the-un Nikki Haley Resigns as Ambassador to the UN]. ''The New American''. Retrieved October 9, 2018.</ref>. During the [[Republican National Convention]] in 2020 she expressed interest in rejoining the Trump administration assuming he would win re-election<ref>Fordham, Evie (August 25, 2020). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/nikki-haley-rnc-trump-administration-return Nikki Haley after RNC speech says she is open to rejoining Trump administration]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved August 25, 2020.</ref>, but then turned against Trump after the [[United States Presidential Election, 2020|2020 election]].  She joined [[liberal]]s in unfairly criticizing Trump's exercise of his [[First Amendment]] [[free speech]] rights, and his strong stance against [[electoral fraud]]<ref>[https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/534250-in-calling-out-trump-nikki-haley-warns-of-a-more-sinister-threat In calling out Trump, Nikki Haley warns of a more sinister threat]. ''The Hill''.</ref>. In an interview published by Politico on February 12, 2021, Haley turned completely against Trump, speaking about him in terms of untrue "bad that he did" and falsely claiming that "he’s fallen so far."<ref>[https://www.politico.com/interactives/2021/magazine-nikki-haleys-choice/?nname=playbook&nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b7bd0000&nrid=0000014e-f109-dd93-ad7f-f90dc3060000&nlid=630318 Nikki Haley’s Time for Choosing]. ''Politico''. Retrieved February 13, 2021.</ref>

== Political positions ==

== Political positions ==